Dissertations Doctoral thesis defence: Ruby Schipper
Title: Gatekeepers of Fat: Vascular and Metabolic Determinants of Human Adipose Tissue Function
Welcome to Ruby Schipper's doctoral thesis defence on Friday 12 June 2026, to be held in Rockefeller Room, Nobels väg 11.
Author:
Ruby Schipper
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine Solna, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine.
Principal Supervisor
Associate Professor Carolina Hagberg
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine Solna, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine.
Opponent
Professor Andreas Fischer
Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Institute for Clinical Chemistry.
Co-Supervisor(s)
Professor Rachel Fisher
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine Solna, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine.
Associate Professor Stephen Malin
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine Solna, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine.
Examination Board:
Associate Professor Nicolas Pillon
Karolinska Insitutet, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Division of Integrative Physiology.
Associate Professor Lars Jakobsson
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medical, Biochemistry and Biophysics
Division of Vascular Biology.
Associate Professor Maria João Pereira
Uppsala University, Department of Medical Science, Clinical Diabetology and Metabolism.